Friday, January 31, 2014
Honey bee and yellow daisy
Monday, January 27, 2014
Beautiful Chandeliers
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
The Crane
Friday, January 17, 2014
Making a successful career change: some dos and Don’ts
People now do not depend on the promotion in the same company; instead they look for switching companies with much higher payment. The mobility in the job market, thus increased a lot. People try to change jobs, according to the increase of their skills. The earlier thought of being loyal to the company also changed and employers do not take job hopping as a sign of disloyalty towards their present company. Whenever they get a good opportunity they are more than willing to take it.
However, one has to be very careful and make these changes tactfully, to shine in their career. Before making the shift one should thoroughly research the pros and cons of both the companies and the resultant change. The present market scenario should also be kept in mind before making the final leap. Consider not only the salary hike, but also your scope as an employer in the new company and the background of the company. It is of course useless to switch companies if you do not get the required benefit.
Please try to keep in mind the following points while deciding for a career change. Make a well defined plan of career change before starting to think about the possibilities. Do not rush into it and make a hasty decision. Keep track of the growth opportunities and offers in your current job and compare them with the upcoming one. If you see that changing the career will really benefit a lot, then go for it, otherwise it has no meaning. Often changing jobs for monetary gains only may costs you hard in the future. Try to make your profile comparable so that you can always get offers from reputed firms.
Once you are certain to change your job, do not lose your focus because of the anxiety or tension for the new job environment. Just back yourself here as this is very important for your career and you have to overcome the unsecured feeling of leaving the comfort of the settled job environment. Your career is a delicate affair and one must be sure about one’s own ability and goal to avoid unwanted situations in life.
There may be various reasons behind your thought of changing the career. It may also because of the dissatisfaction with your current job (no growth opportunities, wrong company attitude, and bad relationship with your boss). Changing jobs in the same field is relatively easier compared to your decision of changing the career altogether. In both the cases if you have proper homework it may help you avoid difficult circumstances in the future and you do not have regrets later. So back yourself and wishing a very happy career change.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Playful Mood
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
THE CARETAKER BY A. X. AHMAD
Recently I
came across an exciting thriller in The Caretaker by A. X. Ahmad. It was an
exciting read indeed and here I am sharing my views with you. Just guess who
the real caretaker is taking care of Martha’s Vineyard mansions.
Who is A.
X. Ahmad?
Mr. A.X.
Ahmad is a full time write from India. He had formal education at MIT and
worked as an internationally acclaimed architect before taking up writing as a full-time
profession. The Caretaker is his debut novel as A.X. Ahmad, though he wrote
short stories and essays in many magazines as Amin Ahmad before.
The Caretaker
in short
Ranjit
Singh often gets haunted by a hallucination of his disgraceful past as a
Captain in Indian Military Service. Thus he shifted himself to Boston (as an
illegal immigrant) with his Preetam and young daughter Shanti. He is
desperately trying to start his life afresh leaving behind the scandalous past
aside. He took a work in the grocery store of his uncle for his leaving. Later, after a couple years he found a job of caretaker on Martha’s Vineyard, which is
inhabited by some rich residents. Among them leaves an African-American
politician called Senator Neals with his wife Anna Neals. They just returned
from North Korea as a Hero.
Ranjit was
staying in a rented house nearby which is off-course not in a very good
condition and is suffering from heavy oil leakage. Passing the winter became
really tough for the whole family, and with no suitable options available, they
decided to spend the winter in Senator Neals’ house (as they will be absent for
the whole winter). So they secretly move into the Senator’s house. The real
problem started from here. One night two armed personnel attacked the house. Ranjit fled with his family immediately as
they were also trespassers and could be arrested. Unfortunately Shanti, the
young girl took a wooden doll from the house while fleeing and later it was
clear that it was the wooden doll the two attackers were after. So Ranjit and
his family found themselves in a real tangle indeed. Unknowingly, they became a
part of a massive political scandal. He is a wanted now and has only limited
resources and more importantly very little time to save himself along with his
family.
Now who are
these intruders and what is the mystery behind a simple wooden doll? To save
his family Ranjit has to answer them as quickly as possible. Will he be
successful in unravelling the secret and save his family? Will his scandalous
past in India be untangled as well? Will he get back his dignity?
The
thrilling story revolves around both past and presents (secret military
operation in Siachen Glaciers and Martha’s Vineyard). Several action packed
sequences in Indo - Pak border, Boston, in islands make the novel really a page
turner. The novel is well written with nice easy flow and all the characters
depicted very well indeed. The life of immigrants in the US is also portrayed
very well. Moreover the fast pace of the novel is just the right icing on the
cake
The
gripping tale will take you to height of excitement with an engaging plot. It
is that rare breed of books which you will find difficult to let it down once
started.
With
Caretaker, I am a happy reader at the end of the day. I must congratulate the
author for his debut novel and looking forward for more such exciting thrillers
in the near future.
THE
CARETAKER
Author:
A.X. Ahmad
Publisher:
Minotaur
Number of
pages: 294 pp.
Book price:
399/- INR
Book
Source: Indiblogger
This post
is a part of the Book Review program of Indiblogger in association of Harper
Collins
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Jama Masjid - Nainital
Friday, January 3, 2014
Indian General Elections 2014: Vote for a better India
Electoral system and more importantly voting is the pillar of democracy. Voting thus play a vital role in democracy and associated election system. With India (the second most populous and seventh largest country of the world) being world’s largest democracy the importance and responsibility as a voter increase that much more. Everybody should understand that Democracy can really work but a true democracy cannot be reflected with a handful voters voting. We all need to vote to ensure the true majority. India will have one of her major decisive election in the coming six months, and we must drive our population to vote for India to ensure a better India in coming years.
We all talk about better India. So let us start making India by casting our vote for the right people. Voting is one very important civil right. Use it to build a stronger India. Spread the message among young Indians. Young India, come and vote for your motherland. Remember and chant the words of Upanishad “Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.”
Only old voters!!!
The young India is less concerned and aggressive when voting is concerned. The majority of the voters is older people or more adherent supporters. There is a lack of urgency among young voters with a feeling that one vote will not make any difference (nothing will change whether I vote or not).
One must realize that voting really matters to the health of the Indian political system and to the voters itself. Every vote counts. Voting is the best way to express your opinion and allows you to select the best person with similar views. Moreover voting is the main pillar of democracy and we all have the responsibility of keeping it alive in our country. In short; no voting attitude hurts our country's interest badly. It has been estimated that roughly almost 120 million first time voters will represent the Indian General Election 2014.
These numbers clearly indicate the importance of the younger generation to vote for a better India.
The recent trends in five state elections had clearly indicated a major shift in mindset of young Indians and we must capitulate on this resurgence of young minds by reaching for them and mobilize them to vote for India in the coming election to build a more energetic, transparent and strong Central Government.
Motivate the young India: will social media help?
We definitely need to inspire and mobilize young India to come forward and vote in the coming General Election in 2014. Social media’s influence in the modern world is of paramount importance and India is no different. Especially when we consider young and educated Indians and if we want to motivate them, social media will definitely be the most effective option. A social media app will be more favourable as it will have better reach, flexibility and simplicity. It can also be used by cheaper devices at anytime or places. They further offer more personalized options with features like Voice and Group Chat, Live Chat, Chat History Backup, Video Calls, Location Chats, Stickers, Moments, Emotions, Look around, Shake, Drift Bottle to make younger generations glued to them.
The ideal social media app to drive young Indian voters
Now to drive young Indians to vote we really have to inspire them the proper way so that they can understand the responsibility at hand and participate in voting enthusiastically.
The right app should arise the forgotten patriotic feeling in young Indian and make them aware of the social responsibility of voting they need to fulfil. Our young India (and maybe the whole young generation of developed and developing countries) is becoming too eccentric and self centred. We need an ideal social media app may have: -
- First the App should run freely over different platforms like Android, Windows, iOS, BlackBerry, Bada or Symbian to have maximum reach
- Can interact with different existing social media apps and social media sites freely
- Nice wallpapers of India to develop the love for our country (give them a feeling of their motherland)
- Debate, quiz and polls regarding Indian politics and election system
- Inspiring life history of great leaders of our country
- Talks from prominent personalities remembering them their responsibility towards the country and the importance of each vote
- Patriotic songs
- Exciting short patriotic games
- Celebrities urging the young Indians
- And many more
We all talk about better India. So let us start making India by casting our vote for the right people. Voting is one very important civil right. Use it to build a stronger India. Spread the message among young Indians. Young India, come and vote for your motherland. Remember and chant the words of Upanishad “Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.”
This post is a part of the "Indian General Elections 2014 with social mobile apps" contest by WeChat in association with Indiblogger.
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